imprudent

  • 21imprudent — im|pru|dent [ ım prudnt ] adjective FORMAL not sensible, especially in relation to the way that money is spent or invested: It would be financially imprudent to invest money in the business. ╾ im|pru|dence noun count or uncount ╾ im|pru|dent|ly… …

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  • 22imprudent — adjective formal not sensible or wise: It would be rather imprudent to invest in an arms company at the moment. imprudently adverb imprudence noun (C, U) …

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  • 23imprudent — adjective a series of imprudent marriages Syn: unwise, injudicious, incautious, indiscreet, misguided, ill advised, ill judged; thoughtless, unthinking, improvident, irresponsible, shortsighted, foolish; rash, reckless, heedless Ant …

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  • 24imprudent — UK [ɪmˈpruːd(ə)nt] / US [ɪmˈprud(ə)nt] adjective formal not sensible, especially in relation to the way that money is spent or invested It would be financially imprudent to invest money in the business. Derived words: imprudence noun… …

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  • 25imprudent — im•pru•dent [[t]ɪmˈprud nt[/t]] adj. not prudent; lacking discretion; rash: an imprudent remark[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L im•pru′dence n. im•pru′dent•ly, adv …

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  • 26imprudent — /ɪmˈprudnt / (say im proohdnt) adjective not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion: *it was very imprudent of you, Mr Rede, to challenge the diggers at the point of the bayonet. –al grassby and marji hill, 1988. {Latin imprūdens} –imprudence,… …

  • 27IMPRUDENT, ENTE — adj. Qui manque de prudence. C’est un enfant fort imprudent. Elle a été bien imprudente de se confier à lui. Il signifie, par extension, Qui dénote un manque de prudence. Tenir une conduite imprudente. Faire une action imprudente. Zèle imprudent …

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  • 28imprudent — Synonyms and related words: blanket, brash, brazen, brazenfaced, careless, casual, crazy, foolhardy, foolish, general, hasty, heedless, hubristic, ill advised, ill considered, ill contrived, ill devised, ill gauged, ill judged, impetuous,… …

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  • 29imprudent — im|pru|dent Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …

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  • 30imprudent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. careless, incautious, rash; unwise, injudicious, ill advised; foolish. See rashness, folly, unpreparedness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. incautious, impulsive, ill advised, indiscreet; see rash . III …

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